Even the police say that the worst Luis Rodriguez did was "fail to cooperate" when asked for his identification. But five officers still felt it was necessary to pepper spray the man and tackle him to the ground, crushing him and causing his death in front of his family.
Rodriguez's wife, Nair, videotaped the incident with her phone and can be heard crying and begging police for an explanation. Around 0:53, the officers seem to realize something is wrong and all stand up, giving each other anxious looks as the man's body lays perfectly still.
Nearly as disturbing as Nair's emotional distress is the nonchalance of the officers. At 1:15 in the video, one officer even appears to make a callous shrugging gesture towards Nair's camera, as if to say, "what do you want from me?"
The family has made the raw video available to the public, but be warned it is extremely distressing, particularly Nair's heartbreaking screams when she realizes her husband has been killed. more
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